Ancient Etruscan Tombs Are Unearthed In Italy

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November 26, 1996

CERVETERI, ITALY — Italian archaeologists have discovered nine perfectly preserved ancient Etruscan tombs with priceless objects from around the Mediterranean, police said Monday. State archaeologists unearthed the tombs after finance police spotted three people digging near the vast cemetery outside the town of Cerveteri, near Rome. Finance police said the three escaped arrest but subsequent digs in the area ''unearthed nine Etruscan tombs from between the fifth and seventh centuries B.C. and still perfectly intact.''